New York's 56th State Senate district

New York's 56th State Senate district
Senator	Jeremy Cooney D – Rochester
Registration	43.2%  Democratic 26.1%  Republican 23.7%  No party preference
Demographics	65%  White 17%  Black 11%  Hispanic 4%  Asian
Population (2017)	290,184 [1]
Registered voters	179,667 [2]

New York's 56th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jeremy Cooney since 2021, succeeding Republican Joseph Robach. ^[3]

Geography

District 56 is located entirely within Monroe County in Western New York, including much of western Rochester and its surrounding suburbs of Brighton, Gates, Greece, Parma, Clarkson, and Hamlin. ^{[1] [4]}

The district overlaps with New York's 25th congressional district and with the 134th, 136th, 137th, 138th, and 139th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 56 ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeremy Cooney	11,134	53.9
	Democratic	Hilda Rosario Escher	4,887	23.7
	Democratic	Sherita Traywick	4,634	22.4
Total votes			20,655	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jeremy Cooney	69,951	55.8
	Republican	Michael Barry Jr.	55,355	44.2
Total votes			125,306	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 56 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Robach (incumbent)	53,091	55.5
	Democratic	Jeremy Cooney	42,497	44.4
Total votes			95,615	100.0
	Republican hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 56 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Robach (incumbent)	73,574	63.2
	Democratic	Ann C. Lewis	42,764	36.8
Total votes			116,338	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 56 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Robach (incumbent)	51,815	100.0
Total votes			51,815	100.0
	Republican hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 56 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Robach (incumbent)	79,572	100.0
Total votes			79,572	100.0
	Republican hold

Federal results in District 56

Year	Office	Results [9] [10]
2020	President	Biden 57.1 – 40.5%
2016	President	Clinton 54.1 – 41.1%
2012	President	Obama 60.0 – 38.4%
	Senate	Gillibrand 67.9 – 30.5%

References

1. "State Senate District 56, NY". Census Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
2. "Enrollment by Senate District". New York State Board of Elections. February 2019.
3. "New York State Senator Jeremy A. Cooney". The New York State Senate. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
4. "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
6. "Certified Results from the June 23, 2020 Primary Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections . August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
7. "New York State Senate District 56". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
8. "State Senator 56th Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020". New York State Board of Elections. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
9. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
10. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.